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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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 The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in the Spring Mountains |
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| Location | California and Nevada, USA |
| Nearest city | Reno, NV |
| Coordinates | 39°15′15″N 117°07′40″W / 39.254041°N 117.127767°WCoordinates: 39°15′15″N 117°07′40″W / 39.254041°N 117.127767°W |
| Area | 5,640,424 acres (22,825.99 km2)[1] |
| Established | Humboldt July 1, 1908; Toiyabe March 2, 1907[2] |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
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The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (HTNF) is the principal U.S. National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nevada. With an area of 5,640,424 acres (22,825.99 km2), it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska. It does not resemble most other National Forests in that it has numerous fairly large but non-contiguous sections scattered about most of the state of Nevada and a portion of eastern California. Its 10 ranger districts are scattered across the many mountain ranges in Nevada, from the Santa Rosa Range in the north to the Spring Mountains near Las Vegas in the south. A small part of the forest (about 11%) is actually in eastern California, in the areas around Bridgeport and Markleeville and other areas east of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The forest lies in 13 counties in Nevada and 6 in California. The counties with the largest amount of forest land are Nye, Elko, and White Pine in Nevada, and Mono County in California, but there are 15 other counties with land in this widely dispersed forest. Forest headquarters are located in Sparks, Nevada.
The smaller and more northeasterly Humboldt National Forest is located generally in eastern and northern Nevada, in parts of Elko, White Pine, Humboldt, Nye, and Lincoln counties. It has about 43.5% of the total area. There are local ranger district offices located in Ely, Elko, Wells, and Winnemucca.
The larger and more southwesterly Toiyabe National Forest is located generally in central, western, and southern Nevada and eastern California, in parts of Nye, Lander, Mineral, Lyon, Eureka, Washoe, Douglas, and Clark counties and Carson City in Nevada, and Mono, Alpine, Sierra, Nevada, Lassen, and El Dorado counties in California. It has about 56.5% of the total area. There are local ranger district offices located in Austin, Bridgeport, Carson City, Las Vegas, and Tonopah. (Bridgeport is the only station that is in California.)
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Ranger Districts [edit]
- Austin Ranger District - around Austin, including Shoshone Mountains
- Bridgeport Ranger District - around Bridgeport
- Carson Ranger District - near Carson City
- Ely Ranger District - around Ely, Nevada
- Jarbidge Ranger District - near Jarbidge
- Mountain City Ranger District - near Mountain City
- Ruby Mountains Ranger District - Ruby Mountains south of Wells, Nevada
- (formerly Ruby Mountains National Forest)
- Spring Mountains National Recreation Area - Spring Mountains
- Santa Rosa Ranger District - Santa Rosa Range
- Tonopah Ranger District - near Tonopah, Nevada, including Toiyabe Range, Toquima Range, Monitor Range, and Hot Creek Range
Wilderness areas [edit]
Humboldt National Forest [edit]
- Bald Mountain Wilderness
- Currant Mountain Wilderness
- East Humboldt Wilderness
- Grant Range Wilderness
- High Schells Wilderness
- Jarbidge Wilderness
- Mount Moriah Wilderness (partly BLM)
- Quinn Canyon Wilderness
- Red Mountain Wilderness
- Ruby Mountains Wilderness
- Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- Shellback Wilderness
- White Pine Range Wilderness
Toiyabe National Forest [edit]
- Alta Toquima Wilderness
- Arc Dome Wilderness
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (partly in Stanislaus NF)
- Hoover Wilderness (partly in Inyo NF)
- La Madre Mountain Wilderness (mostly BLM)
- Mokelumne Wilderness (mostly in Eldorado NF and partly in Stanislaus NF)[3]
- Mount Charleston Wilderness (partly BLM)
- Mount Rose Wilderness
- Rainbow Mountain Wilderness (mostly BLM)
- Table Mountain Wilderness
Counties [edit]
In descending order of forest land area [1]
Nevada counties [edit]
- Nye, Elko, White Pine, Lander, Humboldt, Mineral, Lyon, Eureka, Washoe, Douglas, Clark, Lincoln, Carson City
California counties [edit]
- Mono, Alpine, Sierra, Nevada, Lassen, El Dorado
References [edit]
- ^ "Land Areas of the National Forest System". U.S. Forest Service. January 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "The National Forests of the United States". ForestHistory.org. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Acreage breakdown: Wilderness.net
External links [edit]
- official Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest website
- National Atlas: Map of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
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